Admetula sinuosa

Admetula sinuosa Temporal range: eocene PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Shell of † Admetula sinuosa (syntype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Volutoidea
Family:	Cancellariidae
Genus:	Admetula
Species:	A. sinuosa
Binomial name
Admetula sinuosa (Cossmann, 1889)
Synonyms
† Bonellitia sinuosa (Cossmann, 1889) superseded combination † Cancellaria (Admetula) sinuosa Cossmann, 1889 superseded combination

Admetula sinuosa is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cancellariidae, also referred to as the nutmeg snails.[1]

Description

The length of the shell attains 5 mm, its diameter 3 mm.

Distribution

Fossils have been found in Eocene strata in Picardy, France.

References

1. .MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Admetula sinuosa (Cossmann, 1889) †. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1571590 on 2024-05-04

External links

• Cossmann M. (1889). Catalogue illustré des coquilles fossiles de l'Éocène des environs de Paris. Annales de la Société Royale Malacologique de Belgique. 24: 3-381, pl. 1-12